# maharaja
## English
### Alternative forms

* maharajah, maharana, maharanah

### Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā). First attested in 1698.

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/, /ˌmɑ.hɑˈɹɑː.d͡ʒɑ/, /ˌmɑ.həˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒə

### Noun

maharaja (plural maharajas)
* A Hindu monarch ranking above a raja, an emperor.
** 1909, John Claude White, Sikhim and Bhutan, pages 7–8:I speak from a very intimate knowledge of their ways and habits after having spent a very happy twenty years amongst them with friends in every degree, from the Maharaja himself to some of the humblest coolies.
** 1961 October 4, “The Maharajah of Pookajee” (2:33 from the start), in Top Cat, season 1, episode 2:Benny: Hey, T.C., what's a maharaja? Top Cat: What's a what? Benny: A maharaja. Top Cat: Oh, do I look like Daniel Webster? I didn't write no dictionary.

#### Coordinate terms

* maharani

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑhɑrɑdʒɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɦɑ̝ˌrɑ̝dʒɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑdʒɑ

### Noun

maharaja
* Alternative form of maharadža

#### Declension

Possessive forms of maharaja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maharajani
maharajani
accusative
nom.
maharajani
maharajani
gen.
maharajani
genitive
maharajani
maharajojeni maharajaini $^{rare}$
partitive
maharajaani
maharajojani
inessive
maharajassani
maharajoissani
elative
maharajastani
maharajoistani
illative
maharajaani
maharajoihini
adessive
maharajallani
maharajoillani
ablative
maharajaltani
maharajoiltani
allative
maharajalleni
maharajoilleni
essive
maharajanani
maharajoinani
translative
maharajakseni
maharajoikseni
abessive
maharajattani
maharajoittani
instructive
comitative
—maharajoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maharajasi
maharajasi
accusative
nom.
maharajasi
maharajasi
gen.
maharajasi
genitive
maharajasi
maharajojesi maharajaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
maharajaasi
maharajojasi
inessive
maharajassasi
maharajoissasi
elative
maharajastasi
maharajoistasi
illative
maharajaasi
maharajoihisi
adessive
maharajallasi
maharajoillasi
ablative
maharajaltasi
maharajoiltasi
allative
maharajallesi
maharajoillesi
essive
maharajanasi
maharajoinasi
translative
maharajaksesi
maharajoiksesi
abessive
maharajattasi
maharajoittasi
instructive
comitative
—maharajoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maharajamme
maharajamme
accusative
nom.
maharajamme
maharajamme
gen.
maharajamme
genitive
maharajamme
maharajojemme maharajaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
maharajaamme
maharajojamme
inessive
maharajassamme
maharajoissamme
elative
maharajastamme
maharajoistamme
illative
maharajaamme
maharajoihimme
adessive
maharajallamme
maharajoillamme
ablative
maharajaltamme
maharajoiltamme
allative
maharajallemme
maharajoillemme
essive
maharajanamme
maharajoinamme
translative
maharajaksemme
maharajoiksemme
abessive
maharajattamme
maharajoittamme
instructive
comitative
—maharajoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maharajanne
maharajanne
accusative
nom.
maharajanne
maharajanne
gen.
maharajanne
genitive
maharajanne
maharajojenne maharajainne $^{rare}$
partitive
maharajaanne
maharajojanne
inessive
maharajassanne
maharajoissanne
elative
maharajastanne
maharajoistanne
illative
maharajaanne
maharajoihinne
adessive
maharajallanne
maharajoillanne
ablative
maharajaltanne
maharajoiltanne
allative
maharajallenne
maharajoillenne
essive
maharajananne
maharajoinanne
translative
maharajaksenne
maharajoiksenne
abessive
maharajattanne
maharajoittanne
instructive
comitative
—maharajoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maharajansa
maharajansa
accusative
nom.
maharajansa
maharajansa
gen.
maharajansa
genitive
maharajansa
maharajojensa maharajainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
maharajaansa
maharajojaan maharajojansa
inessive
maharajassaan maharajassansa
maharajoissaan maharajoissansa
elative
maharajastaan maharajastansa
maharajoistaan maharajoistansa
illative
maharajaansa
maharajoihinsa
adessive
maharajallaan maharajallansa
maharajoillaan maharajoillansa
ablative
maharajaltaan maharajaltansa
maharajoiltaan maharajoiltansa
allative
maharajalleen maharajallensa
maharajoilleen maharajoillensa
essive
maharajanaan maharajanansa
maharajoinaan maharajoinansa
translative
maharajakseen maharajaksensa
maharajoikseen maharajoiksensa
abessive
maharajattaan maharajattansa
maharajoittaan maharajoittansa
instructive
comitative
—maharajoineen maharajoinensa :

## French
### Alternative forms

* maharadja

### Etymology

From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā).

### Noun

maharaja m (plural maharajas, feminine maharani)
* maharaja

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Affixed maha- +‎ raja, from Malay maharaja, from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mahaˈrad͡ʒa]
* Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧ra‧ja

### Noun

maharaja (plural maharaja-maharaja)
* emperor
* (obsolete) important person

#### Synonyms

* kaisar (“emperor”)
* maharaja (“emperor”) (Standard Malay)
* raja besar (“emperor”)

#### Derived terms

* kemaharajaan

#### Related terms

* maharani

### Further reading

* “maharaja” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -a

### Noun

maharaja
* emperor

#### Synonyms

* kaisar

#### Derived terms

* maharajalela

### Further reading

* “maharaja” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From Hindi महाराजा (mahārājā), from Sanskrit महाराज (mahārāja).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [mahaɾadʒa], [mahaɰadʒa]

### Noun

maharaja
* king
* male ruler

#### Synonyms

* lerwa